Bought my sr20 - oil in spark plug well

[Pudula]

What CAN this mean? I just had an animal act with the guy I bought it from and he said the valve cover gasket is broken and it's NORMAL?! Not normal. and the wires are hacked to ****. So yeah, what does the oil in the spark well mean?

Ryan

[LanceS13]

Most likely the valve cover gasket. Not really normal...but no biggie, either. It's a breeze to replace...and pretty cheap assuming you don't have to import a gasket from Japan. I guessing the USDM SR20DE would use the same gasket.